29/8. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1706a — Drinking Wine Punishment
Hadd punishment for drinking alcohol
Hadith About Drinking Wine Punishment: Forty and Eighty Lashes
Sahih Muslim : 1706a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1706a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَجَلَدَهُ بِجَرِيدَتَيْنِ نَحْوَ أَرْبَعِينَ . قَالَ وَفَعَلَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُمَرُ اسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخَفَّ الْحُدُودِ ثَمَانِينَ . فَأَمَرَ بِهِ عُمَرُ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
A person who had drink wine was brought to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). He gave him forty stripes with two lashes. Abu Bakr also did that, but when Umar (assumed the responsibilities) of the Caliphate, he consulted people and Abd al-Rahman said: The mildest punishment (for drinking) is eighty (stripes) and 'Umar their prescribed this punishment.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1706aIn-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 55USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 17, Hadith 4226
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1706a
This hadith about drinking wine punishment reports a case where a man who had drunk wine was brought to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. He gave him around forty stripes with two lashes. The report then says Abu Bakr also did that. Later, when Umar became caliph, he consulted people about the matter. Abd al-Rahman said that the mildest punishment was eighty stripes, and Umar ordered that punishment. The text is about the number applied in different times: forty in the practice mentioned from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and Abu Bakr, and eighty after Umar’s consultation. The explanation should stay close to that point and not add claims not found in the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم punished the wine-drinker with about forty stripes in this report.
- Abu Bakr followed the same practice mentioned in the narration.
- Umar consulted others before ordering eighty stripes.
